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John Mayall: A Special Life

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On May 30, 2014, “Forty Below” label released “A Special Life”, the 33rd John Mayall album. It was recorded in November 2013, and was produced by John Mayall and Eric Corne.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitars, harmonica, organ, piano
  • Rocky Athas – guitars
  • C. J. Chenier – vocals, accordion
  • Greg Rzab – bass guitar, percussions
  • Jay Davenport – drums

Track listing:

  1. Why Did You Go Last Night – Clifton Chenier
  2. Speak of the Devil – Sonny Landreth
  3. That’s All Right – James Lane
  4. World Gone Crazy – John Mayall
  5. Floodin’ in California – Albert King
  6. Big Town Playboy – Eddie Taylor
  7. A Special Life – John Mayall
  8. I Just Got to Know – Jimmy McCracklin
  9. Heartache – John Mayall
  10. Like a Fool – Greg Rzab, Rocky Athas
  11. Just a Memory – John Mayall

John Mayall: The Sun Is Shining Down

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On January 28, 2022, “Forty Below Records” label released “The Sun Is Shining Down”, the final John Mayall studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Horse Latitudes” in Glendale, California, “Strawhorse Studios” and “Forty Bellow Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Mayall and Eric Corne.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, Hammond B3, piano, electric piano, harmonica
  • Buddy Miller – vocal
  • Carolyn Wonderland – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Melvin Taylor – guitar
  • Mike Campbell – guitar
  • Billy Watts – rhythm guitar
  • Eric Corne – rhythm guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Jake Shimabukuro – ukulele
  • Greg Rzab – electric bass
  • Jay Davenport – drums
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Mark Pender – trumpet
  • Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
  • Scarlet Rivera (Donna Shea) – violin
  • Michael Dumas – engineer
  • Thomas Ross Johansen – engineer
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Anthony Wolch – artwork, creative director
  • Inaiah Lujan – design, layout
  • Shye Ronen – digital art
  • Cristina Arrigoni – back cover photography
  • Brad Silverberg – fine art photography
  • David Gomez – inside cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.

  1. Hungry and Ready
  2. Can’t Take No More
  3. I’m as Good as Gone – Bobby Rush
  4. Got to Find a Better Way
  5. Chills and Thrills – Bernard Allison
  6. One Special Lady
  7. A Quitter Never Wins – Tinsley Ellis, Margaret Sampson
  8. Deep Blue Sea
  9. Driving Wheel
  10. The Sun Is Shining Down

John Mayall: Tough

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On September 15, 2009, “Eagle” label released “Tough”, the 34th John Mayall album. It was recorded in March 2009, at “LAFX” in Hollywood, and was produced by Michael Aarvold, John Mayall and Maggie Mayall.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, 12 String guitar, harmonica, organ, piano
  • Rocky Athas – guitar
  • Tom Canning – organ, piano, backing vocals
  • Greg Rzab – bass guitar
  • Maggie Mayall – backing vocals, photography, track notes
  • Michael Aarvold – engineer, mastering
  • Stuart Green – design
  • Fabrice Demessence – photography
  • Jeremy Olsen – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall, except where noted.

  1. Nothing to Do with Love – Jerry Lynn Williams, John F. Miller
  2. Just What You’re Looking For – Peter Harper
  3. Playing with a Losing Hand – Walter Trout
  4. An Eye for An Eye – Jeffrey Pitchell
  5. How Far Down – Gary Nicolson, Kenneth Greenberg
  6. Train to My Heart – David Fields
  7. Slow Train to Nowhere
  8. Numbers Down – Andrew Winton
  9. That Good Old Rockin’ Blues
  10. Tough Times Ahead
  11. The Sum of Something – Curtis Salgado

John Mayall: Nobody Told Me

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On February 22, 2019, “Forty Below Records” label released “Nobody Told Me”, the 38th John Mayall album. It was recorded in 2018, at “606 Studios” in Northridge, California,  and was produced by Eric Come.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocal, keyboards, harmonica, artwork, design
  • Joe Bonamassa – guitar
  • Steven Van Zandt – guitar
  • Alex Lifeson – guitar
  • Carolyn Wonderland – guitar
  • Larry McCray – guitar
  • Todd Rundgren – guitar
  • Billy Watts – guitar
  • Ron Dziubla – saxophone
  • Mark Pender – trumpet
  • Richard A. Rosenberg – trombone
  • Greg Rzab – bass guitar
  • Jay Davenport – drums
  • Eric Corne – engineer, mixing, mastering
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • David Gomez – photography
  • Cristina Arrigoni – inside photography

Track listing:

  1. What Have I Done Wrong – Sam Meghett
  2. The Moon Is Full – Gwendolyn Colins
  3. Evil and Here to Stay – Jeff Healey, Tom Stephen
  4. That’s What Love Make You Do – Milton Campbell
  5. Distant Lonesome Train – Joe Bonamassa, Tom Hambridge
  6. Delta Hurricane – Arno Hecht, Bob Funk
  7. The Hurt Inside – Gary Moore
  8. It’s So Tough – John Mayall
  9. Like It Like You Do – John Mayall
  10. Nobody Told Me – John Mayall